A Play-By-Play Of Don Lemon’s Drunken NYE Meltdown On CNN [VIDEOS]

The CNN anchor was on assignment with Brooke Baldwin in New Orleans to ring in the New Year and he did not waste any opportunity to turn all the way up.

Of course, with Lemon being from Baton Rouge, he knew exactly what kind of party he would be getting into when he was assigned to host the CNN New Year's Eve special in the Big Easy—which makes this play-by-play of his drunken meltdown that much more entertaining.

It all started off with shots, as noted by Anderson Cooper—another CNN anchor who is very familiar with partying in NOLA.

Then, more shots.

After some solid pregaming, something inside of Don Lemon told him it would be a good idea to get something pierced. Kathy Griffin suggested a nipple piercing. Don Lemon would ultimately play it safe (using that word loosely) and settle with getting his ear pierced live on national television.

With the shots nice and settled into his bloodstream, Don Lemon soon went from pierced party animal to everyone's favorite drunk buddy. He revealed that he lives his life "to the fullest" but then threw a curveball at a baffled Baldwin with this line: